SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 4Schemes for Small Drainage Works

Consultation and notice with respect to proposed scheme

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1

Before making a scheme under section 18 of this Act, a local authority shall consult the NRA.

2

Before making a scheme under section 18 of this Act, the NRA or a local authority shall give a notice under this paragraph—

a

to the owners and occupiers of land within the area to which the scheme relates; and

b

to any other persons appearing to the NRA or, as the case may be, that local authority to be affected by the scheme.

3

A notice under this paragraph is a notice in the prescribed manner of—

a

the intention of making the scheme;

b

the place where a draft of it can be inspected; and

c

the period (which shall not be less than thirty days) within which objections to it may be made to the NRA or local authority.